Buenos Aires Travel Guide

Getting Around Buenos Aires

The street structure, organised in a grid pattern, makes it easy
to get around in Buenos Aires, and the best way to explore the city
and take in its character is on foot. However, the city is serviced
by an efficient, widespread and cheap public transport system that
consists of buses and an excellent underground rail service (the
). Although it services most of the city centre, the
is not very extensive beyond the central core. The
Subte costs ARS$1.10 per journey. Pre-paid Subte cards or passes
can be purchased from the ticket booths (
) at each station in denominations of 1, 2, 5, 10
or 30 journeys. It gets very hot and crowded in summer especially
during peak hours, and closes between 10pm and 5am.

The bus (
) network is huge and covers the city, and although
very useful for getting around, the overwhelming amount of routes
makes it confusing for tourists. Bus fares are paid in coins into
an automatic ticket vending machine when boarding the bus and cost
a minimum of $0.80. Many services run all night but with less
frequency. There are also urban train services that can be useful
for reaching the outlying suburbs.

Taxis are everywhere and relatively inexpensive, but although
generally safe, visitors should be aware that there are fake taxis
that pick up tourists and rob them. It is safer to phone for a
radio taxi or remise, a fixed-price radio cab booked in advance
that acts like a chauffer-driven car and can be cheaper than taxis
over longer distances. They are more useful than renting a car for
excursions from the city and even for a day''s tour of the
suburbs.

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